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An empirical investigation on derivatives usage: evidence from the United Kingdom general insurance industry

Yung-Ming Shiu Department of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, Taiwan E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 353-360 | Published online: 18 Feb 2011

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